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Lumsden Days

The Zartman family enjoys great sailing and a bounty of berries as they continue their summer cruise of the Canadian Maritimes.

Are We in Narnia?

We’ve been to hundreds of harbors in our cruising lives, but this was hands-down the prettiest place we’ve ever been.

ZEZmily racing crab shell boats

Puzzled in Old Perlican

While he might not have figured out the meaning of the Newfoundland harbor’s name, Ben Zartman he did have ample opportunity to ponder life’s greatest treasures.

Turning the Corner

It may be that we never make it this far east again, but it’s a rare treat to have done so, and the easternmost city in North America is a fine place to have been.

Current Collision at Cape Race

Word seems to spead quickly in these parts, and every few minutes someone else would be brought in to see the people with three little girls off the sailboat everyone had seen anchored out.

The Bras D’or Lakes to Dragon Boats

We had arrived in Canso with a slight feeling of urgency. Originally we had hoped to be sailing across the Laurentian Trough toward St. Pierre and Miquelon, just off the south coast of Newfoundland, on the longest day of the year; instead, several days after the solstice we were still on the wrong side of Cape Breton Island, and there was squirrely weather on the way.

Lumsden Days

The Zartman family enjoys great sailing and a bounty of berries as they continue their summer cruise of the Canadian Maritimes.

Are We in Narnia?

We’ve been to hundreds of harbors in our cruising lives, but this was hands-down the prettiest place we’ve ever been.

ZEZmily racing crab shell boats

Puzzled in Old Perlican

While he might not have figured out the meaning of the Newfoundland harbor’s name, Ben Zartman he did have ample opportunity to ponder life’s greatest treasures.

Turning the Corner

It may be that we never make it this far east again, but it’s a rare treat to have done so, and the easternmost city in North America is a fine place to have been.

Current Collision at Cape Race

Word seems to spead quickly in these parts, and every few minutes someone else would be brought in to see the people with three little girls off the sailboat everyone had seen anchored out.

The Bras D’or Lakes to Dragon Boats

We had arrived in Canso with a slight feeling of urgency. Originally we had hoped to be sailing across the Laurentian Trough toward St. Pierre and Miquelon, just off the south coast of Newfoundland, on the longest day of the year; instead, several days after the solstice we were still on the wrong side of Cape Breton Island, and there was squirrely weather on the way.

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